Suitability of Aloe Vera and Gum Tragacanth as Edible Coatings for Extending the Shelf Life of Button Mushroom

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3193-3202

  Mohebbi, Mohebbat ^a   Ansarifar, Elham ^a   Hasanpour, Nasim ^a   Amiryousefi, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aloe vera gel; Button mushroom; Edible coating; Gum tragacanth; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA; BUTTON MUSHROOM; EDIBLE COATING; GUM TRAGACANTH; SHELF LIFE;

CARBOHYDRATES; COLD STORAGE; FOOD ADDITIVES; FUNGI;

COATINGS;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; ALOE VERA; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 84867661328     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-011-0709-1     Document Type: Article

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